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Two men and a boy carrying yams and coconuts back from their gardens
Two men and a boy carrying yams and coconuts back from their gardens
Object Number 2004.29.23279
Display Title Two men and a boy carrying yams and coconuts back from their gardens
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Hebrides / Malo Island / Natives returning from their gardens bearing yams & cocoanuts."
Department Photographic
Date 1928-1929
Artist Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
  • Vanuatu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malo Island
Oceania / Vanuatu
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 23.495 × 18.415 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. W. L. Moss

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